Comparison

NeonSiege vs Synapse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

NeonSiege

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Defend your base in NeonSiege, a visually stunning tower defense game set in a vibrant neon world! Strategically place and upgrade towers along maze-like paths to stop waves of glowing enemies from reaching your core. Each tower has unique abilities — from rapid-fire blasters to area-of-effect pulse cannons. Plan your defense carefully as enemies grow stronger with each wave. FEATURES: • Beautiful neon-themed graphics with smooth animations • Multiple tower types with unique attack styles • Challenging maze-based levels that test your strategy • Progressive difficulty with increasingly powerful enemies • Intuitive touch controls optimized for iPhone and iPad • Universal app — play on iPhone, iPad, and Mac Can you build the ultimate defense and survive the neon siege?

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Synapse

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Something is walking down your neural pathways, and it is not a thought. Synapse TD is a tower defense game set inside a nervous system that has, frankly, stopped coping. Sixteen signal paths. Thirty waves. An assortment of luminous enemies advancing steadily toward the part of you that remembers where you put your keys. Deeper in the network lies The Cortex: sixteen more maps where three signals converge into one trunk or two routes cross, four creatures built to punish the habits the first maps taught you, and sixteen crystalline engrams to collect. Unlock it with one purchase, or earn it by clearing every Neural Path. You are the immune response. You have lasers. BUILD A DEFENSE Eleven towers, from a modest green laser up to things that should probably require paperwork. Place them along the signal path, watch the firing arcs overlap, and feel briefly competent. Every tower earns its keep differently - some chip away steadily, some panic in short violent bursts, one is just there to slow things down and think about its choices. THE BANK IS THE REAL GAME Unspent cash earns interest between waves. Which means the strongest opening is often to build almost nothing and let your money sit there thinking about itself - sophisticated economic strategy, or an elaborate way to lose on wave eleven. Both outcomes are available, and only one of them feels good in the moment. REWIRE BETWEEN WAVES Clear a bonus wave and the game offers you a permanent choice: more damage, more range, more interest, or five lives right now, no questions. Pick one. It holds for the rest of the run. Neuroplasticity, in the sense that your brain is now permanently different and there is no undo button. Exactly like the real thing. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO No energy meter. No daily streak quietly conditioning you like laboratory equipment. No timer between waves - think as long as you like, the enemies are patient, being conceptual. No forced tutorials once you know what a tower is. One hand, one thumb, portrait. Open it, think, close it. Thirty waves. Eleven towers. One increasingly concerned nervous system.

Screenshots

NeonSiege3 screens
Synapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NeonSiege at none against Synapse's 2. NeonSiege also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Synapse sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NeonSiege asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
NeonSiege versus Synapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeonSiegeSynapse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB228 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPremium Infinity s.r.o.Disquiet Studio

In-app purchases

None

NeonSiege

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Synapse

One-time2
  • Unlock All Maps$9.99
  • Unlock The Cortex$9.99

Questions

Is NeonSiege free?
NeonSiege is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Synapse free?
Synapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NeonSiege or Synapse have ads?
Synapse shows ads; NeonSiege does not.

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